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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Beefer518, post: 2831023, member: 87737&quot;](The following is not directed at you [USER=21705]@Marshall[/USER], but your statement is the typical mindset of people who use other&#039;s images)</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, the law does not look at it that way. Just jump over to any of the major photography based forums, and read about unauthorized use of images on the internet. I know that it&#039;s commonplace to &#039;borrow&#039; images, as most think that since they can download/copy/save (almost) any image on the internet, they must be allowed to use/reproduce/edit it to their heart&#039;s content. But like I said, the law doesn&#039;t look at it that way. </p><p><br /></p><p>FYI, the minimum penalty for unauthorized use of a posted image (unless it expressly says it is free domain) is $1,500 plus legal fees. This has been proven time and time again, and if the copyright holder (the person who took the picture, or owns the rights to it) decided to get all legal on you, you will lose quickly, and most defense attorneys will tell you to settle as quickly as possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, the chance of someone getting all legal on you will be slim, but there are a lot of photographers who will, and have an attorney on retainer specifically for this purpose (I know a few).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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